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In 2009 California SC ruled that Balance Billing for emergencies is illegal https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1001051.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1001051.html In 2017, a state law extended it for non-emergency services https://californiahealthline.org/news/you-are-now-protected-from-nasty-surprise-bills/ https://californiahealthline.org/news/you-are-now-protected-... The bill in question is for self-funded health insurance which is pretty rare https://californiahealthline.org/news/for-millions-of-insured-californians-state-health-laws-dont-apply/ https://californiahealthline.org/news/for-millions-of-insure... Overall Summary https://www.benefitspro.com/2019/07/11/hospitals-block-californias-balance-billing-legislation/?slreturn=20190818232708 https://www.benefitspro.com/2019/07/11/hospitals-block-calif...